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 # [White-Rabbit](White-Rabbit) -\> Status
 
+# Status
+
 The White Rabbit project was started in 2008 by Javier Serrano and his
 colleagues. From the start it has been a collaborative effort where
 everyone works together to make a working solution.
 
 By summer 2012 we have built 18-port switches and use the SPEC hardware
-as end nodes. The switches are available from industry with a delivery
-time of three to six months, while the SPEC boards are usually available
-from stock.
+as end nodes and have made a demonstration program where one can see
+that the WR protocol lives up to its promises. For small systems where a
+single end node is sufficient, software has been written to run the
+White Rabbit protocol between two SPEC boards and associated digital I/O
+FMC mezzanines.
 
-For small systems where a single end node is sufficient, software has
-been written to run the White Rabbit protocol between two SPEC boards
-and associated digital I/O FMC mezzanines.
+Many institutes (notably GSI) have also built WR end nodes, while the
+company National Instruments is designing a WR receiver for their PXI
+measurement systems.
 
-# Status
+[Many users](WRUsers) are building small test systems to evaluate the
+performance for use in their upcoming applications.
+
+The switches are available from industry with a delivery time of three
+to six months, while the SPEC end node boards are usually available from
+stock.
+
+There is still a lot of work to be done, but globally the main work is
+in the following projects:
+
+  - finalise the firmware of the switch
+  - create more easy to produce switch hardware
+  - finalise and support a WR demonstrator program using two SPEC boards
+  - work on standardisation of the protocol
+  - WR enable different mezzanine cards (TDC, ADC, Fine Delay)
+  - document and support users of White Rabbit
+  - the [6th WR
+    workshop](https://www.ohwr.org/white-rabbit/wikis/Mar2012Meeting)
+    created a rather complete [To-do
+    list](https://www.ohwr.org/project/white-rabbit/uploads/c9fca12af3471f92c023bf086b891bb2/todo.txt)
+
+# Major events
 
 <table>
 <tbody>
@@ -42,30 +67,42 @@ and associated digital I/O FMC mezzanines.
 <td><a href="WhiteRabbitSwitch">Switch MCH</a> card v2 PCB ready.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="odd">
+<td>28-06-2010</td>
+<td><a href="https://www.ohwr.org/news/6">Report on measuring propagation delay in FPGAs</a> builds groundwork.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="even">
 <td>08-10-2010</td>
 <td>[WR switch PTP compliance tested in ISPCS 2010 plugfest](https://www.ohwr.org/news/8).</td>
 </tr>
-<tr class="even">
+<tr class="odd">
 <td>10-12-2010</td>
 <td>First <a href="Dec2010Meeting">developer meeting</a>. Basic Ethernet switching demonstrated.</td>
 </tr>
-<tr class="odd">
+<tr class="even">
 <td>14-04-2011</td>
 <td><a href="Apr2011Meeting">4th WR Workshop</a>. PTP working on a WR node.</td>
 </tr>
-<tr class="even">
+<tr class="odd">
 <td>02-09-2011</td>
 <td><a href="https://www.ohwr.org/project/spec/wikis/Software#Software">WR Demonstration package</a> documented (SPEC-Switch-SPEC).</td>
 </tr>
-<tr class="odd">
+<tr class="even">
 <td>19-09-2011</td>
 <td>[5th WR Workshop](Sep2011Meeting).</td>
 </tr>
+<tr class="odd">
+<td>05-03-2012</td>
+<td>CERN received 4 WR V3 switches.</td>
+</tr>
 <tr class="even">
 <td>22-03-2012</td>
 <td>[6th WR Workshop](Mar2012Meeting).</td>
 </tr>
 <tr class="odd">
+<td>23-05-2012</td>
+<td><a href="https://www.ohwr.org/project/wr-std/news">White Rabbit presented at IEEE 802.1 (AVB Gen 2) meeting</a> in view of standardization.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr class="even">
 <td>08-06-2012</td>
 <td><a href="https://www.ohwr.org/project/spec/wikis/Software#Software">Mini WhiteRabbit network with two SPEC cards</a> documented (SPEC-SPEC).</td>
 </tr>